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Water Pollution in River Yamuna
- INTRODUCTION The 14th of December 2013(Saturday) was the day when this fieldtrip was organised .it was a pleasant day, our whole class of grade 10 evm students (25 students) got ready and we head out for wazirabad Delhi. We had decided to go to three places and collect water samples so that we could conduct different tests on samples such as: 1. Ph. value test 2. BOD level 3. Coliform level To see how polluted river Yamuna gets ,as it passes different destinations in the nation capital region, but ended up going to only two places as we were running short of time.one of two place where we visited had water going downstream and at the other place water was pretty still.... [tags: Yamuna River]:: 8 Works Cited

Loss and Healing in The River Warren
- Loss and Healing in The River Warren Each of us, in time, will experience a heart-stopping reality - the death or loss of someone or something we love. Maybe it will be of a family member or just a pet we dearly cherished, but the feelings we have are all too real and all too painful. This loss is probably by far the greatest and most severe emotional trauma we can encounter, and the sense of loss and grief that follows is a healthy, natural, and important part of healing ("Death").... [tags: River]:: 3 Works Cited

The Colorado River
- The Colorado River is the seventh longest river. In the 1920’s Western states began dividing up the water in the Colorado River by building dams and divert river flow to San Diego, Phoenix, and other large cities in order to supply water to these cities. In the past the river has been known for being a major source of water and electricity. The Colorado River passes through Utah, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, California, Baja California, and Sonora. During the past decade a drought has been sweeping the Southwest resulting in a lowered river level.... [tags: history, grand river, aqueduct]

The Huang He River
- ... The Riverine Landscape was formed by water flow erosion from its source; the Kunlun mountains. This erosion has created valleys where the water currently flows downstream to the Bohai Sea. The water's colour is yellow because of the masses of the fertile Loess sediments deposited there, but often seen other colours due to pollution. This fertile soil has meant the land and banks is traditionally excellent for crop farming for the locals, but in modern times, excessive pollution has devastated this ability to farm freely.... [tags: yellow river, erosion, pollution]

Colorado River and Canyons
- ... It are these rocks the Vishnu Basement (http://www2.nature.nps.gov/geology/parks/grca/age/index.cfm#basement). Any eager explorer in the east part of the Grand Canyon will discover colorful red, gray, and orange Sedimentary rock layers that make up the Grand Canyon Supergroup. Nature began crafting this masterful art piece between 1.2 billion and 740 million years ago. Shallow seas covered up the Precambrain crystalline basement that took 400 million years of erosion to uncover. The shallow river environments that came about deposited the sediment that would in time become the layers of sedimentary rock (http://www.nps.gov/grca/naturescience/upload/3-Grand-Canyon-Geology6-2009.pdf).... [tags: literary analysis, geography, river]

Reform to The Trinity River
- Since the beginning of time, water has played a key role in societies all over the world. The earliest recorded civilizations have all been found along large river valleys, such as, the Indus River in India and the Yellow River in China. Water is an essential part of life; it does not just sustain the life of all human beings around the globe, but also sustains the life of every living thing known to this Earth. All of the major cities that we know today are surrounded by large river systems that supply its people with the means to survive in that region.... [tags: river valleys, water, pollution, Texas]

Historical Descriptions of the Lower Peace River District
- The context gives the historical descriptions of the lower Peace River district. It contains the climates records including the rainfall capacity during the past 96 years since 1908 to 2004, and different data in order to give the evidence of whether the local climate is moist. Moreover, the context talks about the local vegetation changes in the Fox Lake Area within the lower Peace River district. It also shows some measurements of the lake surface area. Several physiognomically vegetation maps are presented in the context to clearly show the difference between the years.... [tags: peace river, vegetation, agriculture]

Little River Wetland Project (Great Marsh)
- An intricate balance has existed between man and the environment since the evolution of the Homo-sapiens’ species. At times throughout history, human ingenuity and will-power seemed to best nature, such as the transportation of water for miles across land in Roman aqueducts, the circumscribing of the globe by Amerigo Vespucci, or the first flight by the Wright brothers in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina; but although these feats were great, until the last few hundred years, the beast that is nature remained unconquered and undisturbed.... [tags: environment, preservation, Wabash River]:: 11 Works Cited

Human Elements in Gita Mehta’s A River Sutra
- The legacy of Indian culture and heritage is so great that it inspires us to consider everything in nature as holy and powerful. Man is at nature’s mercy, if he goes against its will, the cruel punishment he receivers might range from depriving him of his legitimate livelihood to death. Hindus believe that, the entire creation, including the life of the humans is made up of five elements; (1)‘Prithvi’ (the earth ),’Aapaha’(water),’Tejaha’(Fire or effulgence),and ‘Vaayahu’(air),’Aakaasha’(the aetherial sky, the infinite space above).After death, the human body dissolves into these five elements of nature and thereby balances the nature’s cycle of ‘Srishti’ (creation) followed by ‘... [tags: A River Sutra Essays]:: 8 Works Cited

The Character of Soka in Children of the River
- In stories of any genre, characters may change dramatically. This holds true for many characters in Children of the River, a story that tells the true nature of change. The most prominent change is evident in the character of Soka. Her character begins as very stubborn and strict and changes to that of a caring person. This essay will explore the true nature of Soka’s behavior. At the beginning of Children of the River, the story unfolds in Cambodia. Soka has given birth to a baby (who dies later on).... [tags: Children of the River]

Who Controlled the Mississippi River During the Civil War
- By the end of the Civil War’s second year, after many grueling battles already taking place along the countryside, Union forces had gained control over the majority of the Mississippi River. Apart from one vital stretch between Port Hudson and Vicksburg, where few northern boats dared to test the confederate controlled boundaries, the Union utilized America’s major trade route to transport supplies and products. From the onset of the Civil War, both Presidents understood that who controlled the Mississippi River controlled the lifeblood of America.... [tags: civil war, vicksburg, mississipi river]

The Importance of Fear in The River Warren
- The Importance of Fear in The River Warren In Kent Meyers' The River Warren, the reader can detect many examples of symbolism. The basic theme throughout the novel focuses on the river. The River Warren, in its past and present state, means different things to each character in the novel. Many important scenes take place on the river and its banks emphasizing its importance. As the river winds through the land around Cloten in the story, its symbol winds through the lives of the characters and the lives of readers.... [tags: River Warren Essays]:: 1 Works Cited

The Charles River: The Waters Fine
- According to the local bean town folks some of the many don’ts of Boston living is “Don’t ever wear a Harvard sweatshirt” or “Ask for directions to Cheers.” One of these Boston themed gags such as “Don't swim in the Charles, no matter WHAT Bill Weld tells you” is proving that the locals might be giving out uninformed advice this time around. The Charles River, always known as “having a healthy reputation for its extreme filth,” has a new lease on life ever since former governor Bill Weld took the dive heard round the world fully clothed around the same time the EPA announced a “Clean Charles” ready for swimmers by Earth Day 2005.... [tags: Charles River Essays]

Exploring the St. Johns River and Its Importance
- What is an estuary. An Estuary and their neighboring wetlands are large bodies of water where the river meets the sea. Estuaries are home to many plants and animals that have adapted to its brackish water (a mixture of fresh water and seawater).I grew up with the longest river in Florida, in my back yard, The St. Johns River. This river is unlike many others, one of the few rivers that flow northward. The river is 500 km long, starting from Indian River County, through most of northeast Florida, to finally flowing into the Atlantic Ocean.... [tags: estuaries, brackish water, st johns river]:: 5 Works Cited

The Third Bank of the River
- The Third Bank of the River Beginning shortly before the turn of the last century, there was a noticeable trend towards the ambiguous in modern Brazilian literature. Writers such as Machado de Assis and Jorge Amado have both explored the use of the unstated and the forced compromise between extremes that have grown to be so crucial to the modernist movement. No Brazilian author, however, has mastered the compromise quite like João Guimarães Rosa, a man who was once described as not only leading, but preceding the reader "to a place where there is discord and cacophony under which there is a strange harmony…the third bank of the river…the land every soul craves for." In his collection of sh... [tags: Third Bank River Essays]

The Third Bank of the River
- The Third Bank of the River Confusion, embarrassment, and guilt can all be found throughout João Guimarães Rosa's short story "The Third Bank of the River." Rosa forces the reader to analyze his words and delve deeply into the hidden meanings behind them. Upon first glance, a story unfolds of a father who seemingly abandons his family and chooses to live out the remainder of his life rowing a small boat back and forth along a river. There are circumstances leading up to this behavior, which new insight to the author's psychological meaning.... [tags: Third Bank of the River]:: 1 Works Cited

Tim O'brien's On the Rainy River
- Tim O'brien's "On the Rainy River" Tim O'brien's "On the Rainy River" is a true story told by a 41 year old of his life at the age of 21. The fact that O'brien is writing this 20 years later adds a new aspect to the story. He describes himself as a young man with the world in his back pocket. O'brien has just graduated from Macalester College and has a free ride to Harvard. Unfortunately, his storybook world collapses when he receives a draft notice for the Vietnam war, a war that he has "taken a modest stand against"(44) in 1968.... [tags: Tim O'brien On the Rainy River]

Struggle in The River Between
- Struggle in The River Between In the book "The River Between" we find traditional values of the tribe challenged by tribal members who had converted to Christianity. The novel focuses on the struggle between two conflicting interests: First there was the interest to convert Africans to Christianity, and the second was the tribe trying to keep their traditional values in the midst of Christianity. The most contrasting characters in the story were Waiyaki and Joshua. Waiyaki was a strong influence on the people of the land, and his father, Chege, was a man who had powerful visions of his son's future: "Salvation shall come from the hills ...... [tags: River Between Essays]

On The Rainy River by Tim O'Brien
- The relationship you have with others often has a direct effect on the basis of your very own personal identity. In the essay "On The Rainy River," the author Tim O'Brien tells about his experiences and how his relationship with a single person had effected his life so dramatically. It is hard for anyone to rely fully on their own personal experiences when there are so many other people out there with different experiences of their own. Sometimes it take the experiences and knowledge of others to help you learn and build from them to help form your own personal identity.... [tags: O'Brien Rainy River Essay Analysis]

Good and Evil Actions in Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
- Good and Evil Actions in Peace Like a River by Leif Enger The battle of good versus evil is present in all aspects of life. Actions taken by people can determine how others view them. Some choose to do what is right and good, while others choose what is wrong and evil. Many characters are forced to choose between the two, and some do not foresee the consequences of their actions. In the book Peace Like a River by Leif Enger, actions committed by the Davy, Jeremiah, and Jeremiah’s friends, both good and evil, always have consequences.... [tags: Peace Like a River, Leif Enger]

Bridge On The River Kwai by Pierre Boulle
- Bridge On The River Kwai by Pierre Boulle The title of my book was Bridge on the river Kwai. The Bridge on the River Kwai is an epic tale of the struggle of British POWs in a Japane se prison camp during WW II. Lt. Colonel marches his men into Prisoner of War Camp 16, commanded by Colonel Saito As the troops enter the camp, they are observed by long time captive Shears, an American sailor, who has bribed a guard to be put on the sick list. Saito announces that their job will be to build a bridge over the River Kwai so that the railroad connection can be completed.... [tags: Bridge River Kwai Essays]

Ideas of Progress in Naipaul's A Bend in the River
- Ideas of Progress in Naipaul's A Bend in the River In his novel A Bend in the River, V. S. Naipaul paints a picture of Salim, an Indian man living in an isolated African town at the beginning of independence. Salim, as an Indian, has something of a unique perspective on the events of the time - in some ways, he lives between two worlds. Having experienced the "civilizing" influence of British colonial rule, he comes from a culture that is more "advanced" than that of Africa but less so than that of the West.... [tags: Naipaul Bend in the River Essays]

The Search for Self in Tirra Lirra by the River
- The Search for Self in Tirra Lirra by the River It has been suggested that Tirra Lirra by the River can be regarded as a novel which aims eventually at a better understanding"2. In my opinion understanding is achieved at two levels in the novel. The first type of understanding is personal and introspective, and is discovered by the central character. The other is societal, achieved through allegory and symbolism, and aimed at the reader. Jessica Anderson aims to develop this dual understanding through the exploration of two main themes: the quest for self-knowledge, and the consequences of gendered societal repression.... [tags: Tirra Lirra by the River Essays]:: 7 Works Cited

The Character of Elizabeth Gruber in The River Warren
- The Character of Elizabeth Gruber in The River Warren After reading The River Warren by Kent Myers, I felt a kinship with Elizabeth Gruber. Her loss had been an enormous one. Her return to reality and the world around her took great inner strength. The numbness and the void she was experiencing is very real and can be all consuming if not put in check, not just for women but all humans. We as humans are all different and the grief process is different for all of us. Elizabeth, upon being aroused from her pit of grief, realizes that her strength and connection with her husband, Leo, is the only thing that is going to bring him back form his deep, dark, prison of regret, g... [tags: River Warren Essays]

Stones from the River
- Stones from the River 1. Synopsis of “Stones from the River” Trudi Montag was growing up during the World Wars in Burgdorf, Germany. She lived with her father, Leo, and helped him run their pay library. When she was young her mother, Gertrude, went insane, and died at the asylum. Trudi could remember how her mother used to run away, and after her father carried her home, he would lock her up in the attic, to try to prevent her from escaping again. She always did escape, and Trudi usually found her outside, hiding under the stairs.... [tags: Stones from the River Germany Essays]

Gus in James Duncan's The River Why
- Gus in James Duncan's The River Why James Duncan’s book entitled, The River Why, focuses around the main character, Gus, and how he changes throughout the book. In this book Gus is discovering what life really is and that the whole world does not revolve around fishing. After moving out of his erratic house he spends all of his time fishing at his remote cabin, but this leaves him unhappy and a little insane. He embarks on a search for him self and for his own beliefs. Duncan changes Gus throughout the book, making Gus realize that there are more important things to life than fishing, and these things can lead to a happy fulfilled life, which in turn will help Gus enjoy life and fishing mo... [tags: James Duncan River Why Essays]

The River Warren and the Importance of Rivers In Our Lives
- The River Warren and the Importance of Rivers In Our Lives It was tradition. Every Sunday after church my dad, brother, and I would drive through the fields checking crops and whatever else made their homes in my father's fields. Then we'd drive down to the river to check how high or low it was, or to see how much worse the river was cutting into the land. The river flowed right at the end of the road, so my dad would always pretend he was going to drive straight into it. We live about one in a half miles from the Missouri River.... [tags: River Warren Essays]

A Formalist Approach to Eavan Boland’s The River
- A Formalist Approach to Eavan Boland’s The River Over the years many different ways of analyzing poetry have been developed. One such approach is the “New Critical,” or the “Formalist,” which is based on the writings of Coleridge. The formalist approach is useful because it takes the poem’s form, which may be overlooked, and analyzes it to see what its effect is on the meaning of the poem. There are other aspects taken into consideration, like who the speaker is and how the author incorporates “ironic awareness” into the poem.... [tags: Boland River Essays]:: 2 Works Cited

The Quest for Glory in the Film, The Bridge Over The River Kwai
- The Quest for Glory in the Firlm The Bridge Over The River Kwai “Who pants for glory finds but short repose: a breath revives him, or a breath overthrows”… Alexander Pope The position of glory is a precarious one at best says Alexander Pope. One who desperately seeks glory will find it only in passing, and in his quest for it can, in fact be consumed and consequently destroyed by it. In the film The Bridge Over the River Kwai, Colonel Nicholson is the character that best represents the quest for glory and the fleeting victory that it brings.... [tags: The Bridge Over The River Kwai]

The Character of Pop Bottle Pete in The River Warren
- The Character of Pop Bottle Pete in The River Warren In the novel, The River Warren, Pop Bottle Pete is a character whom not all readers have an easy time understanding or relating to. The most obvious reason for this is that he is a grown man with a mental disability. The reader understands this through the words that he uses, the way he uses them, and also through his relationships, which are affected by his disability. Having a clearer knowledge of this disability, by looking at his language and social skills, the reader will gain a better understanding of these relationships.... [tags: River Warren Essays]:: 3 Works Cited

Leif Enger’s Peace Like a River
- Leif Enger’s Peace Like a River Life can be viewed as a battle field, a constant fight between good and evil. In Leif Enger’s Peace Like a River, this scenario was well depicted. In the novel, there was a constant fight taking place between the good and evil characters, and though based around family, love, and brotherhood, the novel mainly focused on the conflict between these characters. This student felt that it was fair to classify the Lands along with Roxanna Cowley, The Shultzs and Dr. Nokes as the good characters.... [tags: Enger Peace River Essays]

Norman Maclean's A River Runs Through It
- Norman Maclean's A River Runs Through It Throughout A River Runs Through It, Norman Maclean emphasizes the relationship between nature, art, and faith. The concise, simple sentence with which he chooses to open his story captures the essence of all one hundred pages: in his family, 'there was no clear line between religion and fly fishing' (1). Reverend Maclean believes that both fly fishing and spiritual belief are 'exact arts,' if such a term can exist without paradox. The Reverend holds the firm conviction that 'all good things ' trout as well as eternal salvation ' come by grace and grace comes by art and art does not come easy' (4).... [tags: Norman maclean River Runs Through Essays]:: 1 Works Cited

Business Analysis of FMC Corporation's Green River Facility
- Business Analysis of FMC Corporation's Green River Facility FMC Corporation’s Green River facility is a large organization with many different product lines that cater to many different customers. The industry it serves is the chemical industry. With over 1,000 employees, they service over 100 customers with several different product lines. The Aberdeen facility on the other hand, has only 100 employees who service to only one customer with a single product. The Aberdeen facility, although small in numbers, has proven to be successful in growth and organizational effectiveness to the point that the Green River facility is interested in its organizational behaviors to incorporate them into... [tags: Business Management Green River Essays]:: 2 Works Cited

Norman Maclean’s A River Runs Through It
- A Hobby or a Way of Life Religion and tradition are two ways that families come together. However in Norman Maclean’s novella, A River Runs Through It, the Maclean family’s devotion to their Presbyterian religion and their tradition of fly-fishing is what undeniably brought the family together. Under the father’s strict Presbyterian values, his sons, Norman and Paul used fly-fishing as the link that brought them closer together and helped them bond with their father on a different level. The family’s hobby of fly-fishing was started just for fun.... [tags: Maclean River Through Literature Analysis]

Norman Mclean’s A River Runs Through It
- Norman Mclean’s A River Runs Through It explores many feelings and experiences of one “turn of the century” family in Missoula, Montana. In both the movie, directed by Robert Redford, and the original work of fiction we follow the Mcleans through their joys and sorrows. However, the names of the characters and places are not purely coincidental. These are the same people and places known by Norman Mclean as he was growing up. In a sense, A River Runs Through It is Mclean’s autobiography. Although these autobiographical influences are quite evident throughout the course of the story they have deeper roots in the later life of the author as he copes with his life’s hardships.... [tags: Norman Mclean A River Runs Through It]

James Still's River of Earth: A Neglected American Masterpiece
- James Still's River of Earth: A Neglected American Masterpiece James Still's River of Earth is a novel about life in Appalachia just before the Depression. Furthermore it is a novel about the struggles of the mountain people since the settlement of their region. However great it may be at depicting Appalachia's mountain people and culture, though, Still's novel has remained mostly invisible compared to other novels of the period which depict poor white southern life, such as John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath and Erskine Caldwell's God's Little Acre (Olson 87).... [tags: James Still River of Earth Essays]:: 2 Works Cited

Ernest Hemingway's Big Two-Hearted River
- The world of Ernest Hemingway’s “Big Two-Hearted River” exists through the mostly unemotional eyes of the character Nick. Stemming from his reactions and the suppression of some of his feelings, the reader gets a sense of how Nick is living in a temporary escape from society and his troubles in life. Despite the disaster that befell the town of Seney, this tale remains one of an optimistic ideal because of the various themes of survival and the continuation of life. Although Seney itself is a wasteland, the pine plain and the campsite could easily be seen as an Eden, lush with life and ripe with the survival of nature.... [tags: Big Two Hearted River Essays]

The Need for Mental Control: Nick's Search for Peace in Hemingway's "Big Two-Hearted River"
- In his short story, “Big Two-Hearted River”, Ernest Hemingway focuses on the mental and emotional state of Nick, the protagonist, who “le[aves] everything behind” during a wilderness fishing trip. Traumatic thoughts and memories haunt Nick, but the cause of his inner turmoil is not disclosed in the story. Other short stories by Hemingway, however, reveal that Nick Adams is a wounded veteran who served in the First World War. To distract himself from these painful memories, Nick concentrates on the physical details of his journey such as making camp and preparing food.... [tags: Ernest Hemingway, Big Two Hearted River]:: 5 Works Cited

The Factors Leading to Harry’s Demise in O’Connor’s The River
- The Factors Leading to Harry’s Demise in O’Connor’s The River In O’Connor’s story The River a young boy takes his own life in order to travel to the Kingdom of Christ. The boy lacks structure in his life, is neglected, and is bored. He lives with his parents in an apartment in a "city that rose like a cluster of warts on the side of the mountain". (P.35) There is not one particular incident that leads him to "baptise himself" (p.45), but a conglomeration of many. From his apartment and his parents, to his treatment as an adult, the only place in which he can find sanctuary is in the River of Christ’s blood.... [tags: O’Connor The River ]

The River
- My first memory of ever really, truly living is from when I was two years old. Most people say that when you’re two, you can’t remember anything. But that’s not true. Memories are all about what you remember; not what the other person says what you do or do not. There was this river that was a mile or two away from our house. My family used to go there a lot. Back in the days of innocence, there really was nothing better to do besides to go and exercise. There were no computers—or, more specifically, computers that worked—or GameBoys (unless you counted the monstrous GameBoy Color) to entertain us.... [tags: Personal Experience, Autobiography]

Relationships in Norman MacLean's A River Runs Through It
- Relationships in Norman MacLean's A River Runs Through It "Eventually the watcher joined the river, and there was only one of us. I believe it was the river." The river that Norman Maclean speaks of in A River Runs Through It works as a connection, a tie, holding together the relationships between Norman and his acquaintances in this remote society. Though "It" is never outwardly defined in the novella there is definite evidence "It" is the personality of the people and that the river is running through each individual personality acting as the simple thread connecting this diverse group of people.... [tags: River Runs Through It Norman MacLean Essays]:: 1 Works Cited

A Man's Struggle to Heal Himself in Big Two-Hearted River
- A Man's Struggle to Heal Himself in Big Two-Hearted River Ernest Hemingway's "Big Two-Hearted River"* is such a rich text that it has probably received more literary critical attention than many novels of several times its length. Hemingway's ardent use of intricate detail and his intentional, calculated use of short, simple sentences help to make "River" a treasure chest of critical ideas and possible interpretations. Historically, much of the criticism of "River" has examined the dark underlying themes of the story, such as the alleged omission of some preceding, devastating event and Nick's wounded spiritual and mental state.... [tags: Big Two-Hearted River Essays]:: 9 Works Cited

The Colorado River's Help and Hindrance of Settlement in the Western United States
- The Colorado River's Help and Hindrance of Settlement in the Western United States Geographers can tell you that the one thing that most rivers and their adjacent flood plains in the world have in common is that they have rich histories associated with human settlement and development. This especially true in arid regions which are very dependent upon water. Two excellent examples are the Nile and the Tigris-Euphrates rivers which show use the relationship between rivers and concentrations of people.... [tags: Colorado River Geography American History Essays]:: 4 Works Cited

Ernest Hemingway's Big Two-Hearted River and Sigmund Freud
- Ernest Hemingway's Big Two-Hearted River and Sigmund Freud Ernest Hemingway’s “iceberg theory” suggests that the writer include in the text only a small portion of what he knows, leaving about ninety percent of the content a mystery that grows beneath the surface of the writing. This type of writing lends itself naturally to a version of dream-interpretation, as this story structure mirrors the structure of the mind—the restrained, composed tip of the unconscious and the vast body of subconscious that is censored by the ego.... [tags: Hemingway Two Hearted River Freud Essays]:: 3 Works Cited

Dawson’s Creek, the Movie Woo, A Perfect Storm, and A River Runs Through It
- Dawson’s Creek, the Movie Woo, A Perfect Storm, and A River Runs Through It What is it that improves an author’s writing ability. Is it inborn creativity. In many ways yes, but without a doubt an author’s ability to write comes from skills that he has acquired through everyday life. One of these skills is the combination of watching and reading. It is not just the ability to watch and read, it is how well he can incorporate these skills into a written work. Television and the movie screen can also be tools in a writer’s tool belt.... [tags: Television Woo Perfect Story River Runs Essays]

Tumaga River: A river of broken dreams
- Do my promises for over 30 years ago, that I made for the Tumaga River; we’re still remains the blood and life of my fellow Zamboangenos. Does that wishing stone that I threw, in the late afternoon, at the middle of the river, answer to what I promise before. In the hope, I want to see, that this river will always remain as what I have seen it when I was 6 years old. These are few of my countless childhood promises that I have made. A promise, that it still reminisce me every time I see this death river that was once a lively, a colorful and a happy river in the past.... [tags: Mithre J Sandrasagra, Drinking Water]

On the Rainy River
- Life can bring unexpected events that individuals might not be prepared to confront. This was the case of O’Brien in the story, “On the Rainy River” from the book The Things They Carried. As an author and character O’Brien describes his experiences about the Vietnam War. In the story, he faces the conflict of whether he should or should not go to war after being drafted. He could not imagine how tough fighting must be, without knowing how to fight, and the reason for such a war. In addition, O’Brien is terrified of the idea of leaving his family, friends and everything he loves behind.... [tags: Literary Analysis, O'Brien]

Whitney Otto's How to Make an American Quilt and Norman Maclean's A River Runs Through It
- Whitney Otto's How to Make an American Quilt and Norman Maclean's A River Runs Through It Many times when I write it is difficult to locate a general theme, or even a clear and precise point. Too often, my papers seem to deviate from the intentional purpose stated in the introduction. The topic and primary idea need to be effectively introduced at the beginning so that the reader knows what to look for and what to expect. Many times, my writing consists of a solid introduction with a good idea, but it wanes as it nears the ending and the conclusion is not effective so as to remain consistent with the proper sequence of the sentence (2-3-1).... [tags: American Quilt Otto River Runs Through Essays]

Religion in Chatharine Sedwick's Hope Leslie, Stephen Jay Gould's Dinosaur in a Haystack and Norman Mclean's A River Runs Through It
- Religion in Chatharine Sedwick's Hope Leslie, Stephen Jay Gould's Dinosaur in a Haystack and Norman Mclean's A River Runs Through It In Hope Leslie, by Catharine Sedwick; Dinosaur in a Haystack, by Stephen Jay Gould, and A River Runs Through it, by Norman Maclean; the authors use religion in order to give the reader an insight on the stories and ideas they present, as well as gaining respect in the reader’s minds. All people can relate to religion, in one way or the other. Therefore, people have a sense of what the author is trying to express as well as giving the author a universal sense of respect.... [tags: Hope Leslie Dinasaur Haystack River Runs Through]

The Pasig River
- 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Terms of Reference This report discusses the factors that affected Pasig River’s aquatic life and solutions to overcome this frightening catastrophe. 1.2 Procedure Information was gathered for this report from: • World Health Organization Website • Water Issues in Southeast Asia: Present Trends and Future Direction • Environmental and Engineering Research Website • Water Pollution Control: A guide to the use of water quality management principles 1.3 Background Philippines has at least 99 million people with 13% of the total population residing in Metro Manila.... [tags: environmental catastrophe]

The Colorado River
- One of the largest geographic physical structures in the United States is the Colorado River. Human activity and its interaction with this great river have an interesting history. The resources provided by the river have been used by humans, and caused conflict for human populations as well. One of these conflicts is water distribution, and the effects drought conditions have played in this distribution throughout the southwestern region. Major cities such as Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Diego, and other communities in the southwest depend on the river.... [tags: Geography, Physical Structure, United States]:: 7 Works Cited

The Volga River
- ... Another reason is the mass amount of fishing and lastly the river is under investigation because of the poor water quality. The Volga River had its beginnings in the glacial Valdai Hills (225 meters above sea level), which is located near Moscow in the northwest. During the 13th century, the southern part of the Volga River, below Nizhny Novgorod, saw the invasion of Mongols, whose influence is evident in cities like Astrakhan and Kazan. Along with the establishment of cities, dams and reservoirs, the river also witnessed a number of conflicts.... [tags: pollution, under investigation]

The Detroit River
- But some experiences are esoteric, cryptic and filled with significant deliberate lessons through ordinary events. The Detroit River at the foot of third would become my most cherished sanctuary. My oldest brother Stan, would always talk about going fishing. I had never been before. I knew only what I saw on TV. One day my mother took us to a park named Bell isle. This park was located quite a distance from where we lived. We would go there that day for our first time ever-family picnic. Stan was excited because he was going fishing.... [tags: Personal Experience]

The Gila River
- The mostly dry Gila River today hardly resembles the unruly, historic stream that came roaring out of the Black Mountain Range in western New Mexico, crossing the Great Divide and then Arizona before ending its 650-mile journey by joining the Colorado River at Yuma. In those days, before construction of eastern Arizona’s Coolidge Dam and an irrigation-canal system commandeered the Gila’s water, boats navigated the river, which varied in width from 150 to 1,200 feet with depths ranging from 2 to 40 feet.... [tags: Geography]:: 2 Works Cited

The Colorado River
- The Colorado River, once a river full of silt and raw energy is now a river of clear blue and harnessed power. There was only one thought that crossed my mind as I watched this film; was damming worth it. Was damming worth the violent deformation of some of the world’s most renowned natural formations. This quandary affected more than just the beautiful Colorado River. The Columbia River, which runs through the Pacific Northwest and lower parts of Canada, is a stunning river. It once had, according to National Geographic, “as much as 43 million pounds (20 million kilograms) of salmon and steelhead a year,” from just one outflow; juxtaposed to today where there are roughly only “2 million p... [tags: Dam, Benefits, Side Effects]:: 5 Works Cited

Exploring the River
- My mobility around the river had taken a leap forward on Labor Day in 1962 when for my birthday, I received the Gibson Girl as a gift from Mom and Dad. The sixteen-foot craft had originally been intended for Mom, but she found maneuvering the boat to a dock and then grabbing the dock quickly was too difficult for her to manage. I had been given permission to use the boat most of the time prior to it becoming mine. Nonetheless I regarded the difference between taking my boat and borrowing Mom and Dad’s boat as a subtle but important difference.... [tags: Personal Narrative]

The Detroit River
- The year was nineteen seventy nine on a calm sunny day. I was standing at the edge of the Detroit River just east of Third Street in an abandoned parking lot. Oddly I looked up in the sky and I saw the greatest cloud I have ever seen. It stretched from one end of the earth’s horizon to the other, not at the height or middle of the sky but offset slightly toward the northeast horizon. The weather was calm and perfect for an end of summer kind of day, a light breeze passed over the open field and brushed lightly across my face and caused the taller plants and grasses to sway gently back and forth in visual dancing patterns.... [tags: Creative Writing Essays]

Pools and Riffles Within a River: The River Teme
- Using the results gathered from a recent field study at the The Leigh Brook, suggest the morphological, hydrological and sediment differences between the Pool and Riffle. Within a river there are areas known as pools and riffles. The pool is an area of deeper slow moving water, whereas the river is an area of shallow, fast flowing white water. The rocks are also clearly visible at the riffle, but submerged in the pool. A pool is usually found on a meander whereas the riffle is normally seen on the straighter areas of the channel, they tend to be situated very close to one another, forming in sequences.... [tags: water motion, the leigh brook]:: 10 Works Cited

The Deterioration of the Colorado River
- The Colorado RIver is best known for being the principal river of the southern United States and Mexico, but it soon could lose that title. Running about 1,500 miles long, the river is a vital source of water for agricultural and urban areas in the southern desert lands of North America. However over the past decade or so, the river has begun to deteriorate. There are many causes and solutions to the deterioration of the Colorado River. The Colorado River is formed by small streams created by a huge amount of snowmelt from the Rocky Mountains.... [tags: agriculture, salinity, flows]

The Significance of the Ganges River
- ... According to Spinney (2014) Hindus live on the banks of the River Ganges. They do their washing, sanities themselves as well as scatter the ashes of their relatives in the water. The ashes are scattered into the water as some Hindus would like to become one with the river and attain moksha once they pass on. This sacred river is believed to have healing properties for the ashes of the dead. According to Eck (1996: 139,142) it is believed that at different points of the river Ganges there are portholes called tirthas.... [tags: religious belief, Hinduism]

Removal of The Colora River Bank
- The function of riparian zone vegetation and river banks in South Africa, are under constant threat of anthropogenic activities such as mining and agricultural practices along riverine areas. The degradation of such vegetation and the collapse or removal of river banks has a profound wide spread and long term effect on the riverine environment (Zainudin et al. 2013). Initiatives such as Working for Water (WfW) has taken up the challenge to actively restore degraded and disturbed riverine environments in order to restore the quality and availability of water in South African catchment areas (Palmer et al.... [tags: south africa, forest act,riparian vegetation]:: 14 Works Cited

History of the Colorado River
- INTRODUCTION According to tree ring scientists from the University of Arizona in Tuscon, the Colorado River went through a six decade long drought during the mid-1100s. This drought was longer than any other drought know to the region. The Colorado River is essential to the American Southwest, draining into about 242,000 square miles of land to include seven U.S. states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. “The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicted in a recent report that the Southwestern U.S.... [tags: Environment]:: 6 Works Cited

The Way is the River of Fire
- ... Be willing to go in directions no one has gone before. Guard yourselves against the spirit of the Pharisees who say you can’t do it that way. My ways are not your ways. Remain open to my leading and pray for increased faith for the impossible. Be strong. Be not afraid. I am with you as I was with Moses and with Joshua and all the others before them and after them. I AM that I AM and that is my memorial to ALL generations. At the time I received these visions, dreams, and prophetic words I did not fully understand them.... [tags: personal narrative]

Teachings of Life Through the River
- My father was always a man of infinite knowledge for those willing to listen. Unbeknownst to him, his knowledge extends beyond what he has to teach. For example, when asked how to clean a fish, he goes through the process in great detail. From where the incision is made to de-scaling the fish, he would always emphasize the care, attention to the smallest detail. With every lesson, the majority of his teachings show how no matter how long the task, any person will always have enough time to finish what they set out to do.... [tags: Personal Experience, Autobiography]

River of Suns Enjoys The Spotlight
- River of Suns Enjoys The Spotlight Being able to play on any nationally aired program is a great opportunity for any emerging band; being able to play on New Music Live is even better. Brad White and Raquel Tolmaire approached River of Suns to record a three song set to be aired on the CW and Fuse beginning at the end of July. White and Tolmaire had met the two original members many moons ago when the duo contributed to a VH1 Saves the Music Benefit Concert. The foursome kept in touch over the years so when the band was offered a feature on the show via email they happily agreed to tape the program.... [tags: Music Review]

Industrial Pollution of the Periyar River
- ... Different plausible solutions are being looked at like signing down online petitions that are addressed to the State Government of Kerala. These petitions are opened worldwide with also give a description to the nature of the problem.2 Recently, a 24x7 air and water pollution system was created by the Kerala State Pollution Control Board around the Eloor Industrial Area. This system has been put up to monitor the change in water quality and color in the river around that area.3 Taking this into the legal dimensions, the backwater problem that Periyar is facing right now can be easily be considered under India’s Environment Protection Act (1986).... [tags: environmental, social issues]:: 4 Works Cited

Deforestation in the Amazon River Basin
- Deforestation of the Amazon River basin has been progressing for decades as mass quantities of land have become necessary to sustain the growing farming industry of the area. Road-building, farming, ranching, and logging have been devastating to the tropical forests and the change has been rapid as deforestation of the area only began around 1970 (Fearnside, Pfaff). The government of countries in the Amazon have designed their current initiatives around increasing infrastructure and business, but these initiatives are largely responsible for deforestation activity (Laurance).... [tags: environmental issues and concerns]:: 31 Works Cited

Online Module for the Poem, The River
- 1.0 INTRODUCTION Our group has designed an online module and we have published it as a blog using Blogger. The url of our blog is http://theriverpoem.blogspot.com/. Our online module, or in this case, our blog, focuses on a poem named The River. The River is a poem written by Valerie Bloom and it is included in our Form 1 Literature Component. The main objective of our online module is to expose students (especially Form 1 students) to the poem, The River. At the same time, it is also used to promote e-learning among the students.... [tags: Literature Component]:: 7 Works Cited

Development of the Colorado River
- Prior to settlement of the western United States, the Colorado River roamed free. Starting from cool mountain streams, the river eventually became a thunderous, silty force of nature as it entered the canyons along its path. The river nourished wetlands and other riparian habitats from the headwaters in the Rocky Mountains to the delta at the Sea of Cortez in Northwest Mexico. Settlers along the river harnessed these waters mainly for agriculture via irrigation canals, but flooding from spring runoff wreaked havoc on agricultural land, prevented development in the floodplain and full utilization of the water, a waste in the eyes of western farmers.... [tags: Ecology ]:: 14 Works Cited

Emotional Fundamentalism in River of Earth
- James Still's River of Earth presents the bleak realities faced by an Appalachian family that struggles with meeting their most basic needs. The Baldridge's struggle with poverty is surely representative of many Appalachian families during the Depression era. The hardships of poverty, and its psychological and physical effects, are worsened by the isolation and sense of helplessness felt by the characters within River of Earth. Religion functions as the combatant to these struggles; the form of Christianity offered by Still strays from the standard fundamentalist fire-and-brimstone preachings often associated with evangelism in the Appalachian region.... [tags: Literary Analysis ]:: 3 Works Cited

The Flow of the River, by Loren Eiseley
- When reflecting and writing on Eiseley’s essay and the “magical element”, I balk. I think to myself, “What magic?”, and then put pen to page. I dubiously choose a kiddie pool to draw inspiration from, and unexpectedly, inspiration flows into me. As I sit here in this little 10x30 foot backyard, the sky is filled with the flowing gaseous form of water, dark patches of moist earth speckle the yard, the plants soak up their scattered watering, and the leaves of bushes and trees imbue the space with a sense of dampness from their foliage.... [tags: Water, Responsive Essay]:: 1 Works Cited

A River Runs Through It
- All lives revolve around decisions and instances from ones past. In A River Runs Through It (1992), director Robert Redford uses this idea and applies it to a true story of two brothers from Montana, Norman and Paul Maclean (Craig Sheffer and Brad Pitt, respectively). Based on the autobiographical novel by Norman Maclean himself, River uses Maclean’s metaphysical beliefs about life and nature to present its many themes. Using a longing score, various film devices, and a story line involving themes of youth, loss, and the pitfalls of pride, Robert Redford crafts a film about the beauty of the past.... [tags: Norman Maclean, Robert Redford, Montana]

Dam Building on the Yom River
- Dam Building on the Yom River The proposed for Kaeng Sua Ten dam project has provoked controversy for more than ten years. Due to fierce objection from the locals, the government's aspiring aims to construct the dams in Phrae province's Tambon Sa-Iab may never leave the drawing board. The government declared that the dam was essential. It would reduce flooding, ease seasonal drought areas, and lead to agricultural development. Dams are a crucial component for industry and hydropower and attracting many local and international investors.... [tags: environmental and social issues, China]:: 5 Works Cited

Goddess of The River Ganges
- Ganga is the tern used to refer to a goddess of the river Ganges. River Ganges is India’s largely consecrated mass of water. Hindus are known to have strong beliefs. They are known to believe that by virtue of bathing in her holy waters this will help wash way ones sins. It is on this basis that they conduct repeated sporadic ritualistic washings in order to secure a position or a place in the heavenly world. On the other hand, the Museo delle is one of the museums in the city of Lugano city in Switzerland.... [tags: ganga, india, culture]

A River Runs Through It
- ... The main plot is the conflict of life while the subplots are more about each character doing a little searching of their own. Norman has to struggle with coming home and finding his place again. Looking around at the place he grew up and how much it has changed while he was gone. Sometimes with things changing, especially at home, it is hard to know where you fit in, if you still fit in. Paul is the foil character and his struggles are vastly different. Paul’s struggle are more brought on by himself.... [tags: film review and analysis]

The Battle of Greenbrier River
- ... The Union attacked about eight o’clock in the morning and forced back the picket lines, driving them back with rifle fire. The Confederates were so out gunned that they were getting one shot in for every four Union shots. General Reynolds decided to test the left flank first and he sent men to that side. What he met there sent his advancing lines scrambling backward, away from the bombardment of artillery and ammunition. During the battle a yellow flag meant field hospital and the flag showed were it was.... [tags: battle of Camp Bartow, American Civil War]:: 5 Works Cited

The Place Beyond the River
- ... “I am not finished yet!” I shout in my head as she grabs hold of my head and slowly inserts the needle through my skin at the base of my neck. As she squeezes the plunger down, the world around me starts to spin, as if a hurricane has suddenly appeared, shredding everything into pieces. With all of this around me, I flash one last look of world around me and the last thing I see is a steady stream of purple in my body, flowing straight into my beating heart. * * * * * The world was so black, That it became black no longer, And every time I look up, The colours shift once more.... [tags: short story poem]

Character Analysis: The River Between
- In the book The River Between, written by Ngugi wa Thiong’o, the main characters Chege, Waiyaki, Joshua each played an important role during the time when the new religious started to take over the ridges of Makuyu and Kameno. In the beginning of the book, it depicts Waiyaki at a young age with his two friends, Kamau and Kinuthia. At this point, Waiyaki was shown as a leader or was seen as someone who would become a great leader when he became a man. Waiyaki can be described as brave and shows strong leadership.... [tags: Ngugi wa Thiong'o book review]:: 1 Works Cited